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On 27 April 2010, Parliament passed amendments to the Parliamentary Elections Act (PEA) and Presidential Elections Act (PrEA). Key changes to the PEA include:
- setting the minimum number of Opposition MPs (elected MPs plus NCMPs) in Parliament at 9;
- introducing a Cooling-Off day on the eve of Polling Day;
- refining and liberalizing rules on Internet election advertising;
- introducing contingency measures into the electoral system in order to deal with unexpected situations;
- streamlining election spending rules; and
- updating offences and maximum penalties in PEA.
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Similar changes on Cooling-Off day, Internet election advertising rules and election contingencies were made to the PrEA.
View Law Minister, K Shanmugam’s speech on the PEA bill and the
speech on the PrEA bill at Parliament for details
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On 26 April 2010, Parliament passed amendments to the Constitution. Among other things, the Amendment Bill introduced refinements to the framework for Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) and Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) – thereby increasing the maximum number of NCMPs that Parliament may have from 6 to 9 and abolishing the need for a resolution to be passed by Parliament before NMPs may be appointed.
View Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Wong Kan Seng's speech at Parliament for details.
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26 Apr 2010 |
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